Alternate Country Combos

If it were attempted, what would the general consensus be to add Italy as a playable country to Spring 1942 1st ed?
Obviously the territory would be given to the Italian player as well as different color playing pieces, and perhaps they would receive 3 to 5 IP per turn, but it would add a 6th player, and the more the merrier.
Thoughts? Improvements? Even doable?

Take, for example, the not-immediately-obvious Japanese air to Ukraine/West Russia/Caucasus trick.

I recently played a game against my friend, where I was the Axis, and I think that the above move probably won me the game. On G1 I threw pretty much all of the available ground units and fighters at the Caucasus in attempts to capture it… this turned out to be a vital move in crippling the Russian deployment options… later on in the game you only have one “front”/IC to worry about. I also moved 1 or 2 fighters to Norway to harass the various allied ships that were not yet organized into a fleet. On J1 I flew 4 fighters to the Caucasus… later on in the game these fighters are even more valuable becuase they can be used to shore up the holes in your German lines, especially when you are pushing to Moscow. Using this joint J and G strategy, I didn’t even have to devote many of my IPCs to attacking Russia as Japan.

Overall, you definently have to be agressive as the Axis right out of the gate.

@Keredrex:

I would say Russia…

It is very true that Russia only has to worry about a few territories and doesn’t have a lot of buying opportunities. However, Russia is a tactical nightmare for anyone who wants tan easy game… Don’t expect to gain a lot of ground much less win as Russia unless you have REALLY good Allies. They also have a terrible income… But as Keredrex said, you only have to buy land units pretty much.

For simplicity’s sake, yes Russia is easiest. But from a tactical/“winning”/strategy standpoint, it’s pretty hard.

Hobbes is correct.  The destroyer must be in the battle, not just in the sea zone.

@Dylan:

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Dylan:

USSR: 24 IPC’S
USA (including Alaska and Hawaii) 31 IPC’S
Germany: 10 IPC’S
UK: 8 IPC’S
France: About 6 IPC’S
Italy: About 6 IPC’S
Japan: 8 IPC’S
Spain: None
Canada: 4 IPC’S
Australia: 2 IPC’S
New Zealand: 1 IPC
China: (Modern Map) 10 IPC’S

Does that make any sense

Actually, Ukraine, Belorussia, and West Russia were part of the USSR, so its total value would be 31.

Oh right. Well for Russias modern map they have 24, minus Kazakh, Ukraine, Belorussia, and West Russia would be in their control as you said, roughly so about 24 I guess, a no that wasnt what I was thinking.

They do have West Russia

if the US thinks that the Pacific ocean is haunted get up to the Far east transport to Alaska and scare them build a factory there fight for West Canada and tell Germany to get an Industry in Brazil and then from West Indies they can land everyone up in there and do the rest so just do that

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=23325.0